Bid Manager

Are you a Bid Manager with experience of putting together tenders, costing raw materials and understanding design and manufacturing processes with a technical engineering background?

Our client, a manufacturer in Poole is recruiting for a permanent Bid Manager to support in delivering annual orders by successful management of Bids and processing purchase orders.

**Key responsibilities include, but not be limited to**:

- Plan, lead, organize and control customer RFQ requirements to accurately define all costs and risks involved whilst maximizing the company’s opportunity of securing the contract
- The compilation of tender and bid documents in accordance with company procedures
- Responsible for generating detailed cost models for the tender or bid
- Liaise and negotiate, in collaboration with Managers, with customers and suppliers as necessary for the success of the tender or bid
- Process purchase orders, read and interpret statement of works, procurement specifications, engineering drawings, and bill of materials and generate accurate labour and material estimates
- Travel both within the UK and overseas, including travel/work outside normal office hours as necessary
- A proven track record of delivering complex bids & tenders
- Have worked in a high-pressure environment to demanding deadlines
- The ability to understand and articulate key market issues, complex product functionality and customer requirements.
- Excellent standard of written and verbal communication skills.
- Good analytical skills, ability to plan, scope and generate complex proposals and bid packages.